Excerpt from Yankee Magazine February 1999 It is 1968, and in the dark back room of St. John’s Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a young black woman is seated at a small table, bent over church records. This is not the beginning of Valerie Cunningham’ s search, but it is the beginning of her success. […]
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On clear days, artists sometimes come up here to try to capture this view, a panorama of fields, hills, and mountain. I welcome the sight of an easel set up on the hillside, as I often wake up to a scene of so much beauty that I wish I knew how to paint. Recently, one […]
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On a May evening in 1948, Ralph Edwards’ “Truth or Consequences” show brought its radio listeners into a room at Boston Children’s Hospital, where a 12-year-old lymphoma patient waited. For privacy he was called simply “Jimmy.” The boy loved the Boston Braves, and the radio audience could hear his shock and joy as the players […]
“There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.” –Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), abolitionist, suffragist, and women’s rights leader, “The Status of Woman, Past, Present and Future,” The Arena, May 1897
Take Route 6 all the way out through Provincetown, into Cape Cod National Seashore. Just past the parking area for Herring Cove Beach, you’ll find a small sand lot, where you can park. (If you have trouble finding it, go to the ranger booth at Race Point and they’ll give you directions.) The sign across […]
Take Route 6, heading toward Provincetown. You’ll come to an intersection, marked by a sign saying “To Route 6A, Provincetown,” with a small parking area on the right. Park in that lot and start hiking. This trek, along Snail Road (the only trail here, but it has no sign), requires stamina — it’s about 1.5 […]
Floral and plant motifs fill your home, thanks to Patricia Spratt’s fine table linens and accessories. Fabrics are woven across the U.S. and then sewn as napkins, placemats, runners, tablecloths, and pillows in Connecticut. The “Botanicals” collection ($6.50 to $90). Designs by Patricia Spratt for the Home, Old Lyme, CT. 800-964-9291, 860-434-9291; patriciasprattforthehome.com
Artist Anne Bell Robb’s original paintings now inspire a wide selection of New England designs for the home. We love the hydrangeas in this hand-hooked wool throw pillow (15 inches, $75) and chairpad ($30), framed print ($35), and magnet ($5). There’s nothing to water, and no worries about drooping petals. Rugs, mirrors, and notecards are […]
Maggie Lake wanders the Vermont woods collecting leaves, plant stems, and petals. At home in Putney, she crafts her “flower portraits,” which are framed in cherry or bird’s-eye maple by her husband, Tracy. Giclee prints are also available. Pictured here is Vermont Pond Flora (giclee, 8-1/2 x 31 inches, $195). 802-387-2474; vermontbotanical.com
